http://www.silicon.com Results for flaws en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812809p,00.htm By providing a high-fidelity prototype that could be evaluated against Vista's firewall, the weaknesses of current interface can be shown with enough evidence, and suggested improvements could be used to fix the usability flaws in the Vista's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673052p,00.htm According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce costs, manage risk and improve... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:31 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39577315,00.htm The flaws could result in these versions crashing and allow attackers to take control of the computer. Adobe has released a bulletin patching 28 vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The release also includes a patch for a critical... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:13:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721637p,00.htm Usually, in this type of attack, an attempt is made to cause the attacked systems to crash by exploiting vulnerabilities in operating systems, programs and services or basic design flaws in the network protocols in use via the Internet. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60076961p,00.htm These unintentional flaws create hot-spots, decrease fault tolerance, decrease efficiency, and reduce cooling capacity. Avoidable mistakes that are routinely made when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms compromise... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:41:36 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60573874p,00.htm In data center design/build projects, flaws in project management and coordination are a common - but unnecessary - cause of delays, expense, and frustration. This paper presents a framework for project management roles and relationships that is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:29:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719700p,00.htm Network IDS/IPS and first-generation Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) don't protect against today's sophisticated web application threats, such as cross-site scripting, injection flaws and other vulnerabilities listed on the OWASP Top 10. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719610p,00.htm As Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is opening the door to a wealth of new opportunities for service providers and their customers, it also ushers in a number of potential security flaws that can be exploited. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60693939p,00.htm No software is perfect—even the most rigorously tested and secured operating system or application will contain flaws and vulnerabilities. Open source technology gives administrators control over their infrastructure in a way that helps improve... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:23:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39524296,00.htm OK, it had some little idiosyncrasies - little rattles and tiny flaws. Snow Leopard is not a brand new car, just the one you've already got with a lot of the flaws, problems and squeaks ironed out and some minor but noticeable tweaks to performance. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:46:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39516148,00.htm McAfee Avert Labs director Dave Marcus said two of the flaws, in particular, relate to serious security vulnerabilities in the networking components of Window Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 that could allow for malicious... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:51:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39509138,00.htm Aside from a few design flaws and slower-than-average output speed, the Lexmark X7675 all-in-one printer is a cut above other multi-function devices. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39484017,00.htm Microsoft on Tuesday released nine patches, five of them critical, to plug holes in Windows and other software products. The nine patches actually relate to 19 separate vulnerabilities in Windows, the .Net Framework, Microsoft Office, Microsoft... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:15:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39453990,00.htm Two serious security flaws have been plugged. New versions of Google Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build. One had allowed for malicious code exploitation within the Chrome tab sandbox. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:51:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39452610,00.htm Oracle has released fixes for 33 security flaws that affect hundreds of products across its range. Both of the flaws are remotely exploitable, do not require authentication and could allow an attacker to take control of a system, Oracle said. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:40:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60613568p,00.htm Businesses today are spending millions of dollars to develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) infrastructures that will ensure business continuity. But despite such huge investments of time and resources, most IT professionals are still not... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:19:13 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60612977p,00.htm It also reveals tools that are only found on Mac OS X and how they can be used to find security flaws, especially those that can be used in conjunction with fuzzing. This paper serves as an introduction to the tools and techniques available on the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:21:51 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39450332,00.htm Independent security vendor Secunia gave the flaws addressed by the update a "highly critical" ranking. Both of the flaws affect WebKit, the open source layout engine used in Safari. Apple has released an update for its Safari 4 web browser, which... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608657p,00.htm In this paper, the authors posit seven flaws or design challenges that must be met for the general public to accept and use identity management systems. Identity management systems' scale and complexity, combined with the privacy and security... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608655p,00.htm Typical techniques involve the exploitation of flaws in the software of web-based forums, photo galleries, shopping cart systems, and blogs. Criminals use web servers to host phishing websites that impersonate financial institutions, to send out... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000